Politics

Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns Claiming Millions in False Business Expenses

A former London, Kentucky, doctor pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns on which he falsely reported millions in fictitious business expenses to reduce his taxable income, announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General David A. Hubbert for the...

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Former International Program Director of Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Ethiopian Adoption Fraud Scheme

The former International Program Director of International Adoption Guides Inc. (IAG), an adoption agency, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with others to defraud the United States by submitting fraudulent documents to the State Department for...

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Former HUD Employee Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Theft of Over $843,000 of Government Money

Brian E. Thompson, 54, a former loan guarantee specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 26 months in prison for a scheme in which he stole over $843,000 of government money.

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Pipeline Corrosion Monitor Pleads Guilty to Pipeline Safety Violations and False Statements

Randy Jones, 44, a former corrosion coordinator for Shell Pipeline Company L.P. (Shell), pleaded guilty in Milwaukee Wednesday to failing to conduct bi-monthly voltage readings and an annual survey of a pipeline used to transport jet fuel in violation...

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Former Virginia Governor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Public Corruption Scheme

The former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 60, of Glen Allen, Virginia, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for soliciting and obtaining payments, loans, gifts and other items from Star Scientific, a Virginia-based corporation, and...

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Former Owner and President of Pennsylvania Consulting Companies Charged with Foreign Bribery

The former owner and President of Chestnut Consulting Group Inc. and Chestnut Consulting Group Co. (generally referred to as the “Chestnut Group”) was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to...

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U.S. Navy Commander Pleads Guilty in International Bribery Scandal

A commander in the U.S. Navy pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Tuesday, admitting that he provided a government contractor with classified ship schedules and other internal U.S. Navy information in exchange for cash, travel and entertainment...

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Government Intervenes in Lawsuit Against Florida Cardiologist Alleging Unnecessary Peripheral Artery Interventions and Payment of Kickbacks

The government has intervened in two lawsuits against a Florida cardiologist, Dr. Asad Qamar, and his physician group, the Institute for Cardiovascular Excellence PLLC (ICE), alleging that Qamar and ICE billed Medicare for medically unnecessary...

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